LOUISIANA LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE STATE
TEST BANK COMPLETE Q AND A GRADED A
PLUS 2026
◉ Alba is a term that describes a plant as _________. Answer: white
◉ Triacanthos describes a plant that is _________. Answer: three spined
◉ The functions of the root system are: Answer: anchorage, absorption,
conduction and
storage
◉ The tap root could be described as: Answer: a fleshy food storing
organ
◉ When a person is preparing to transplant a plant: Answer: expose the
roots to little air as possible
◉ Plants that are root bound in their containers should: Answer: coiled
roots should be straightened and pruned
,◉ The xylem is resonsible for: Answer: transporting water and minerals
from the roots upward through the plant
◉ An example of a monocot plant would be _________. Answer: corn
◉ If the cambium layer and vascular bundles are damaged: Answer: the
plant could die
◉ Girdling of a plant can be described as: Answer: damage to the plants
food supply pipeline
◉ A node is considered to be: Answer: an area on a stem where the
leaves emerge
◉ Tulips develop each spring from _________. Answer: bulbs
◉ A plant that developes from rhizome would be _________. Answer:
cannas
◉ Potatoes are propogated from _________. Answer: tubers
◉ When a plant a "suckers" it means that a new shoot will develops
from the _________. Answer: roots
,◉ In Louisiana, spring flowerihg bulbs are usually planted from
_________ to _________. Answer: October to December
◉ Amaryllis bulbs are usually planted _________. Answer: during fall
◉ The term "venation" is a term used to describe a plants _________.
Answer: vein distribution
◉ A leaf gives off water into the atmosphere through a process called
_________. Answer: transpiration
◉ If transpiration is more rapid than absorption in a plant: Answer: the
plant will show signs of wilting
◉ Transpiration in a plant depends on: Answer: water pressure should be
lower in the top of the plant
◉ The pistil is the: Answer: female part of the plant
◉ Ferns reproduce from single cell structures called _________.
Answer: spores
, ◉ The highest priority of food produced by leaves is to feed _________.
Answer: flowers
◉ A primary element used for plant growth would be _________.
Answer: urea
◉ Overall yellowing of the plant beginning at the bottom of the plant
could mean _________. Answer: nitrogen deficiency
◉ Spindly growth, low flower and fruit production, dark green leaves
with reddish overcast could mean _________. Answer: phosphorous
deficiency
◉ Slow growth, scorched leaves and shriveled fruit on a plant could
mean _________. Answer: potassium deficiency
◉ Light green leaves with leaf margins turning upward are symptoms of
_________. Answer: calcium deficiency
◉ A 50 poind bag of 13-13-13 would contain how many pounds of
nitrogen? Answer: 6.5
◉ A 50 pound bag of 20-15-10 would contain how many pounds of
phosphorus? Answer: 7.5
TEST BANK COMPLETE Q AND A GRADED A
PLUS 2026
◉ Alba is a term that describes a plant as _________. Answer: white
◉ Triacanthos describes a plant that is _________. Answer: three spined
◉ The functions of the root system are: Answer: anchorage, absorption,
conduction and
storage
◉ The tap root could be described as: Answer: a fleshy food storing
organ
◉ When a person is preparing to transplant a plant: Answer: expose the
roots to little air as possible
◉ Plants that are root bound in their containers should: Answer: coiled
roots should be straightened and pruned
,◉ The xylem is resonsible for: Answer: transporting water and minerals
from the roots upward through the plant
◉ An example of a monocot plant would be _________. Answer: corn
◉ If the cambium layer and vascular bundles are damaged: Answer: the
plant could die
◉ Girdling of a plant can be described as: Answer: damage to the plants
food supply pipeline
◉ A node is considered to be: Answer: an area on a stem where the
leaves emerge
◉ Tulips develop each spring from _________. Answer: bulbs
◉ A plant that developes from rhizome would be _________. Answer:
cannas
◉ Potatoes are propogated from _________. Answer: tubers
◉ When a plant a "suckers" it means that a new shoot will develops
from the _________. Answer: roots
,◉ In Louisiana, spring flowerihg bulbs are usually planted from
_________ to _________. Answer: October to December
◉ Amaryllis bulbs are usually planted _________. Answer: during fall
◉ The term "venation" is a term used to describe a plants _________.
Answer: vein distribution
◉ A leaf gives off water into the atmosphere through a process called
_________. Answer: transpiration
◉ If transpiration is more rapid than absorption in a plant: Answer: the
plant will show signs of wilting
◉ Transpiration in a plant depends on: Answer: water pressure should be
lower in the top of the plant
◉ The pistil is the: Answer: female part of the plant
◉ Ferns reproduce from single cell structures called _________.
Answer: spores
, ◉ The highest priority of food produced by leaves is to feed _________.
Answer: flowers
◉ A primary element used for plant growth would be _________.
Answer: urea
◉ Overall yellowing of the plant beginning at the bottom of the plant
could mean _________. Answer: nitrogen deficiency
◉ Spindly growth, low flower and fruit production, dark green leaves
with reddish overcast could mean _________. Answer: phosphorous
deficiency
◉ Slow growth, scorched leaves and shriveled fruit on a plant could
mean _________. Answer: potassium deficiency
◉ Light green leaves with leaf margins turning upward are symptoms of
_________. Answer: calcium deficiency
◉ A 50 poind bag of 13-13-13 would contain how many pounds of
nitrogen? Answer: 6.5
◉ A 50 pound bag of 20-15-10 would contain how many pounds of
phosphorus? Answer: 7.5
